Disappeared News

Saturday, January 08, 2011

Without warning, Democracy Now disappeared from `Olelo in the evening. One of the most popular sources of alternative news, it had been on channel 56 at 10 p.m. for years. (I am the presenter of Democracy now on `Olelo).

Viewers discovered guitar lessons in its place. I got phone calls. One viewer said he was told that Democracy Now had been discontinued.

It’s still on mornings, Monday-Friday at 7 a.m. on channel 54, but that’s been the previous day’s re-run.

I learned that UH is taking back the evening time on the educational channel that Democracy Now had been inhabiting.

What to do? If you want to see the program return to the screen during the evening, best to call `Olelo at 834-0007 and make your views known.

Sure, it’s still on the web, but many people prefer to watch it on their TV screen. So please call. Try to get a human being on the line because in my experience they are very poor at returning calls if you just leave a message.

The Ed Shultz Show has been removed as well.He has been on at 4PM Hawaii time AM 57.Donʻt know if anyone cares much about this but he was also a very informative inside to whatʻs happening directly in Washington. Heʻs been off the air for a few months. I have emailed his site several times and got no response. It was a show Republicans definitely do not take lightly to; done without the crassness and lower intellectual content typical of ʻconservativeʻ/republican ranters. I think these are not coincidences.